My hen is sick- suggestions needed

[Beau plus penny]

I usually jump to coccidiosis when I see a chicken standing like that. It’s possible since they are on new ground that there is a strain of cocci in your soil she is not very resistant to. I would start them all on corid while you wait for others to chime in.

i usually jump to cocci when they are lethargic or have wet poop yea when cocci devolopes enough they start to get wobbley ik this bc we lost 10 hens before we figured out what the heck was going on this july

 

[Lili07]

i usually jump to cocci when they are lethargic or have wet poop yea when cocci devolopes enough they start to get wobbley ik this bc we lost 10 hens before we figured out what the heck was going on this july

Ive started her on cocci medication and also going to put the other two hens on medication as a preventative or early treatment in case they have caught it as well. Thank you!

 

[Beau plus penny]

Ive started her on cocci medication and also going to put the other two hens on medication as a preventative or early treatment in case they have caught it as well. Thank you!

yea cocci is really scary but we know what it look like so we can treat it next time it strikes

 

[BigBlueHen53]

No it wasn't. She did have food throughout the night but she didn't eat alot. I've started her on cocci medication and I will check her crop again tomorrow morning- She doesn't have food with her tonight.

Generally chickens don't eat at night if it's dark bc they don't see well. But food in the crop in the morning can be concerning bc it means a slow or sluggish crop, they are not digesting properly overnight. So yeah, remove food or be sure it's dark and check the crop again in the morning before food or water and let us know.

 

[Eggcessive]

From her slightly scruffy appearance, she looks to be starting to molt, which is a stressful time. The first time is around 18 months old. Adding to that stress is she is in a new home. New dirt, may expose her to a new strain of coccidiosis that she has not built up a tolerance for yet. Her tail is down which is a sign of a hen who feels bad, and she might also be having a reproductive disorder or having trouble laying an egg. Usually, a hen who is molting will stop laying for awhile. The things I would do is to offer some soft scrambled egg and a little watery chicken feed. Check her crop early in the morning before she eats or drinks to see if her crop has emptied. Consider worming her with Valbazen or albendazole, or 10% fenbendazole liquid goat wormer. Start some Corid (amprollium) 2 tsp of the liquid or 1.5 tsp of the powder per gallon of water for 5 days. That is the maximum dosage and treat all birds. Is Corid what you have started for treatment of coccidiosis?

 

[Lili07]

From her slightly scruffy appearance, she looks to be starting to molt, which is a stressful time. The first time is around 18 months old. Adding to that stress is she is in a new home. New dirt, may expose her to a new strain of coccidiosis that she has not built up a tolerance for yet. Her tail is down which is a sign of a hen who feels bad, and she might also be having a reproductive disorder or having trouble laying an egg. Usually, a hen who is molting will stop laying for awhile. The things I would do is to offer some soft scrambled egg and a little watery chicken feed. Check her crop early in the morning before she eats or drinks to see if her crop has emptied. Consider worming her with Valbazen or albendazole, or 10% fenbendazole liquid goat wormer. Start some Corid (amprollium) 2 tsp of the liquid or 1.5 tsp of the powder per gallon of water for 5 days. That is the maximum dosage and treat all birds. Is Corid what you have started for treatment of coccidiosis?

Thank you for your response! Yes I have started her and the other two hens on amprolium, and I'm following the bottles diluting instructions. I've been feeding her chopped up hard boiled egg but I'll try scrambled eggs tomorrow morning. She seems to be struggling to eat bigger whole foods though, like I tried to feed her Dandelion leaves which she usually loves and she just dropped them out of her beak. Do you know if this means anything or is just in relation to her fatigue?

 

[Eggcessive]

What brand of amprollium is it and what strength? A label with ingredients could help. Corid, the brand used in the US, is either 9.6% liquid or 20% powder. In other countries it may be different strength or brand. Ours give dosage for cattle but not chickens. Her lack of eating could be her illness. Coccidiosis makes it uncomfortable to eat since they have abdominal pain. But if she has another illness, she may just have no appetite.

 

[Lili07]

I'm from the UK and we don't have corid, I did look for it as everyone recommended it, but the only bottles I could find were from the US. The brand I bought is called Harkers and it's advertised for pigeons but I researched and it's the main brand people use for chickens in the UK. Strength is 3.84% liquid which is alot less than what you said

What brand of amprollium is it and what strength? A label with ingredients could help. Corid, the brand used in the US, is either 9.6% liquid or 20% powder. In other countries it may be different strength or brand. Ours give dosage for cattle but not chickens. Her lack of eating could be her illness. Coccidiosis makes it uncomfortable to eat since they have abdominal pain. But if she has another illness, she may just have no appetite.

 

[Lili07]

Update. She is being treated for cocci, but she just passed a lash egg.

 

[Eggcessive]

Oh okay, that is why I was asking about the amprollium. The dosage is different with other brands in other countries. Go ahead and finish the course of it. Lash egg would indicate that she has salpingitis, inflammation of the oviduct, common in high production hens. That could shorten her life. Some use an antibiotic such as amoxicillin to treat that, but it does not always help once lash eggs are seen.